State Department issues first ‘Gender X’ passport, working toward permanent change

Published October 27, 2021 1:33pm ET



A spokesman for the State Department announced Wednesday that the department has issued its first nonbinary passport.

The department is transitioning toward a permanent change to allow people to identify as nonbinary on passports and “Consular Reports of Birth Abroad” forms, which are used when U.S. citizens are born overseas. Transgender people can already apply for new passports under their preferred genders without medical documentation or supporting documents.

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